National Republican., 1887-09-12
THE WASHINGTON TEAM.
why It is In Such n Demoraiized Con.
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The REPUBLICAN has contended nearly
oil the season that the Washington Base
Ball Club has been mismanaged aud a total
lack Of discipline shown in the government
Of the players under contract. This fact is
now apparent to every one who has any
knowledge Of base ball, and the local patrons
Of the game are thoroughly dlsgusted with
the showing of the homo club Negligence
in properly seeing that his men were In
proper condition to play has been one Of
Mr.. Gafrney's faults. He has shown his
inability to hold the necessary control over
his men, and has allowed at different times
the most fragrant and inexcusable miscon-
duct on the part OF a favored few OF the
team without applying the remedies within
his control.
Early in the season the RErupLIcAN
called attention to the fact that the States
men were mismanaged, and that favoritism
was prevalent to such an extent as to ma
terially interfere with the playing strength
OF the club. Several players would play
when IL best suited their convenience,
while others, even when out Of condition,
were compelled to 90 upon the field to the
detriment Of themselves and the clubs sue
cess. For somewhat lengthy period this
state Of affairs prevailed, but when the
board OF directors awoke from their
lethargy Shaw was the first bellgerent to
he Justly dealt with. Then Farrell, GILL;
gan, and Dealy had the screws applied to
them, and 1t was thought that better play
ing would be the result. Such, however,
was not the case, as Friday and Saturdays
contest amply proves, and II is plain to be
seen that there is still discordant element
IN the Statesmen's ranks that has not yet
been cast out. 1t 10 limited that the
disaffecting element; is Mr.. Gaffney,
who It is claimed has displayed such a lack
Of knowledge In regard to the management
Of the club as to demorallze the few men
on the team who endeavor to play ball at
all times. First one man and then another
has been tried in a position for which he
was totally untitled, except the favorltes,
who have always played where they could
show Off to the best advantage II Mr..
Gaffney calls this management, the Wash
ington public differs with him.
At $3.50 yesterday morning the Statesmen
left for Pittsburg, where they play Monday,
| Tuesday, and Wednesday, and the follow
| ing is the quota of players carried on the
trip: Gilmore, O'Day, Whitney, Mack, Gill
| ligan, Dealy, O'Brien, Myers, Donnelly,
| Carroll Hines, and Daily. From this list 1t
| will be observed that Schoch's Dame does not
appear. Is this favoritism or not? Schoch
may not be an iuiieldor-indeed, no one
ever claimed that ne Was-but IL he can DO
any worse than Dealy did last week, then
the Senators had better play with eight
men. Dealy is authority for the statement
that he is slck, while Schoch is in the pink
| OF condition. Comment is unnt cesssry.
| The Washington public have on several
occasions been treated to bad dose Of
umpiring, but Of all the ignoramuses that
ever appeared upon the diamond field Mr..
Valentine is the worst. His decisions on
balls and strikes are abominable, and how
he holds his position is mystery. Proba-
bly, his eyesight is bad, and that accounts
for the frightful breaks he 50 often makes.
1t should have been sufficient for him to
were not trying to beat the "Phillies"
without his lending valuable aid to the lat
ter by palpable wrong decisions. and al
ways in the visiting clubs favor.
The following tables show the standing
of the clubs in the League and American
Association
NATIONAL LEAGUE.